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Scotts Valley, CA vs Los Altos, CA

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Highlights
- Los Altos spends 12.4% more per student than Scotts Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.1% lower in Los Altos than in Scotts Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Los Altos had 2.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Scotts Valley
 Scotts Valley, CALos Altos, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,552  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor473  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock2.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.52.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock35.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.2%1.5%
Reviews for Scotts Valley    4 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

We lived and worked in Scotts Valley for a number of years. It's a nice enough city, safe and clean unlike some areas of Santa Cruz. It's well managed and the schools  More

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Over 7 years ago

Great weather and small town feel but it is changing rapidly  More

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Over 11 years ago

Scotts Valley is an ideal, small town with many wonderful features. It's just 10 minutes from the beaches in nearby Santa Cruz yet doesn't get the wet fog because it's  More

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Reviews for Los Altos    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Expensive but worth  More

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Over 17 years ago

the quality of life here is very high however the cost of living is also high. extremely high as a matter of fact. I'd like to look at other communities that are less  More

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